Deepika Padukone Confirms Working On Father Prakash Padukone’s Biopic, Says “Even Before 83 Happened, He Was…”

Deepika Padukone is undoubtedly one of the most successful female actors of Bollywood at the moment. She has lately been in the news not just for her work as an actor but also for the projects she has been bankrolling as a producer. In a recent interaction with a comedian, Deepika opened up about her father Prakash Padukone’s biopic, confirming that it will happen soon.

For the unversed, Deepika was last seen playing the lead role in Shakun Batra’s 2022 movie Gehraiyaan. This romantic drama has been gaining mixed responses from the audience for its unique plot and concept. The film explores the topic of infidelity and narrates the story of a fitness trainer who falls in love with another man despite being married. The movie features Siddhanth Chaturvedi and Ananya Panday amongst others.

In a recent conversation with Cyrus Broacha on his YouTube channel, Deepika Padukone opened up about the impact her father Prakash Padukone had on the country as an athlete. She highlighted how the man put India on the global map in terms of sports even before the groundbreaking 1983 world Cup happened. “Actually, even before 83 happened, he was one of the first Indian athletes to put India on the global map as far as Indian sport is concerned.”, Deepika said.